December 8, 2016

Persimmons for Oseibo (Year-End Gift)/お歳暮に柿

December is oseibo (year-end gift) season. I sent my parents a box of ten individually wrapped persimmons this year.

12月はお歳暮の季節です。私は両親に10個の個包装の柿を送りました。

These persimmons are called Shonai Gaki in Yamagata prefecture. They are called Hacchin Gaki in Niigata and Okesa Gaki in Sado Island. I have already posted about this variety here in my blog. The proper name of this variety is "hira-tanenashi" (lit. flat, seedless).